The promise of energy independence has resulted in a natural gas boom across the nation. New technologies in hydraulic fracturing have allowed energy companies to drill into the various shale ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has updated its regulations of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” a technique for ...

Professional well-driller Joe Curry of Holly has been speaking out against the expansion of fracking in Michigan. Among his presentations was one given in Ferndale Apr. 23 at the request of Oakland ...

Earlier this month, the University announced preliminary findings from a two-year study on the effects of hydraulic fracturing in Michigan. The Hydraulic Fracturing in Michigan Integrated Assessment ...

As debates occur nationwide over the continued use of hydraulic fracturing — colloquially known as fracking — to extract oil and natural gas from shale deposits deep beneath the surface of the earth, ...

FACTS ABOUT THE CANDIDATES CLAIMS. FRACKING IS A MAJOR INDUSTRY IN PENNSYLVANIA, CREATING THOUSANDS OF JOBS, BUT ALSO CAUSING CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT ...